girar Present Conjugation
girar — to turn
The present of girar is regular: giro, giras, gira, giramos, giráis, giran.
girar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for things that turn habitually (like a fan) or for giving immediate directions in the 'right now'.
Notes on girar in the Present
Girar is a standard -ar verb. No stem changes or spelling shifts occur.
Example Sentences
Giro a la izquierda en el semáforo.
I turn left at the traffic light.
yo
La Tierra gira sobre su propio eje.
The Earth turns on its own axis.
él/ella/usted
¿Por qué no giran las ruedas?
Why aren't the wheels turning?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: gira
Correct: giro
Why: Learners often use the third-person 'gira' for 'yo'. Remember that 'yo' ends in 'o'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: giré
The preterite of girar is regular: giré, giraste, giró, giramos, girasteis, giraron.
Imperfect
yo: giraba
The imperfect of girar is regular: giraba, girabas, giraba, girábamos, girabais, giraban.
Future
yo: giraré
The future of girar is regular: giraré, girarás, girará, giraremos, giraréis, girarán.
Conditional
yo: giraría
The conditional of girar is regular: giraría, girarías, giraría, giraríamos, giraríais, girarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: gire
The present subjunctive of girar is regular: gire, gires, gire, giremos, giréis, giren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: girara
The imperfect subjunctive of girar is regular: girara, giraras, girara, giráramos, girarais, giraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: gira
The affirmative imperative of girar is: gira (tú), gire (usted), giremos (nosotros), girad (vosotros), giren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no gires
The negative imperative of girar uses present subjunctive forms: no gires, no gire, no giremos, no giréis, no giren.